Impact and Benefits of Prepaid Electricity Service in Botswana

A. Obok Opok and G.O. Anderson (Botswana)

Keywords

Prepaid Electricity Service, Impact,
Benefits

Abstract

In an effort to extend the supply of electricity to rural
areas of Botswana and to be able to collect revenue from
customers, especially in the areas, prepaid meters have
been introduced by the electric power utility of Botswana
– Botswana Power Corporation (BPC). This paper
explores both potential and realized benefits and impacts
of the introduction of prepaid meters against original
objectives and other dimensions which include economic,
technical and social. The lessons from this service are a
source of knowledge and insight for policy makers in
other countries who wish to implement prepaid electricity
service.